Meaning of maximalism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The opposite of minimalism: a tendency toward excess.
   uncountable, usually
2. An ideology favoring radical or aggressive action to achieve expansive goals; the stance of maximalists.
   uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“With its romantic harmonies out of Berlioz, the 4½-hour “Einstein” score marked a passage out of Minimalism into a new genre that John Rockwell dubbed “Maximalism.””

“The design trend known as maximalism has arrived in the workplace.”

“Though it proclaims itself to be unaffected by economic thought, it is in fact deeply influenced by the “more rights equals more innovation” ideology of maximalism that I have described in these pages.”

““Antlers have a kind of maximalism that satisfies our urge for things to be overdesigned,” said David Wolfe, the creative director of the Doneger Group, which forecasts fashion and retail trends.”

“Hot pink fits right into maximalism, which experienced a resurgence in recent years as a response to the cool minimalist aesthetic that dominated Instagram feeds for so long.”

“In other words, in contrast to supporters of Gahal and other advocates of territorial maximalism, they judged peace with their neighbors to be more important than Jewish sovereignty over as much of the Land of Israel as possible.”

“Maximalism, that is, a predisposition to seek unconditional victory, is one of these. Politico-military movements are almost always revolutionary in the sense that they propose to use violence to change the existing regime.”

“Debates between advocates of territorial maximalism and supporters of territorial compromise place heavy emphasis on considerations of military security.”

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